How to Create a Text Glow Effect Using CSS3

Dec042013

I’ve often found myself in a position where I want to add a simple text glow effect to some text when hovering over a link. Before CSS3 the only way this was possible was to use some sort of image replacement technique or something.

Well, now it can all be done with the CSS text-shadow property. Here’s how to create a text glow effect using CSS3.

The Code:

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h1:hover {

text-shadow:-1px1px8px#ffc,1px-1px8px#fff;

}

Demo:

Hover Over Me

Browser Support

The text-shadow property has good browser support working in all modern browsers. Not supported in Internet Explorer 9 and below.